Training and Community Engagement Lead
About the role
We're excited to offer a fantastic opportunity to join our inclusive and supportive team as Training and Community Engagement Lead.
- Do you want to work for the UK's largest children's charity?
- Are you passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of babies, children, young people and families in Tower Hamlets?
Are you motivated to improve oral health outcomes in Tower Hamlets?
Do you want to join a team and organisation where you are developed?
This role could be right for you.
About us
Barnardo's Values are at the heart of all we do...
- Respecting the unique worth of every person (supportive)
- Encouraging people to fulfil their potential
- Working with hope
- Exercising responsible stewardship
If you align with these values and are ready to make a meaningful impact in an organisation that puts our people first, we'd love to hear from you. We have a strong culture of colleague support and a commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion, and belonging. At Barnardo's we believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and promoting wellbeing so you will receive regular supervision and training.
About you
This role involves:
- ensuring the early years, children and young people's workforce is trained and confident in promoting oral health in Tower Hamlets;
- promoting stakeholder engagement with oral health initiatives and priorities in Tower Hamlets through positive relationships, effective communication and awareness through oral health campaigns.
We are looking for someone with:
- An interest in oral health outcomes
- Experience in designing training and training resources
- Experience in facilitating training sessions
- Communication, networking, and relational skills
- An excellent team spirit and commitment to collaboration
- Time management skills and the ability to manage/meet deadlines
- A commitment to their own learning and development
- Organisational skills
- IT literacy
- Resilience to change and ability to remain responsive to changing demands
- Problem solving skills and creative thinking
- Responsibility and accountability, who can apply Barnardo's policies and procedures in all areas of the role.
Please refer to the job description and person specification, and the additional information, in your application to capture and demonstrate the qualities, motivation, enthusiasm, and skills required to create positive experiences that help babies, children and young people to be safer, happier and more hopeful.
About the role
The role is part time - 18.5 hours per week. The successful applicant will be asked to demonstrate flexibility in their working pattern and hours to meet the needs of the service as the role will involve delivery of training activities within and outside of usual business hours and may also involve occasional attendance at community activities, sessions, workshops or events outside of usual business hours.
The team are community based so the ability and flexibility to travel across Tower Hamlets, and to other locations for training or work, is essential. The post holder will be required to work independently within office or community settings.
Pre-employment checks will be required for the role.
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Workplace Offer: What it means for you
- The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme
- Service related sick pay from day 1
- Cycle2work scheme
- Interest free season ticket loans
- 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
- Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
- Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
- Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer
*T&C's apply based on contract
- Reference number:23699
- Job Title:Training and Community Engagement Lead
- Location:London, Tower Hamlets
- Locality:Tower Hamlets
- Contract type:Permanent
- Hours:18.5
- Salary:£28,687 FTE (£14,343 pro rata)
- Closing Date:11 October 2026
- Interview Date:21 October 2026 TBC